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  • 5:28 AM

    Cello Sonata No. 2

    Ludwig van Beethoven

    Beethoven: Complete Works for Cello and Piano

    Jennifer Kloetzel, cello

    30:05
  • 5:17 AM

    Five Carols

    Richard Rodney Bennett

    Sing Thee Nowell

    New York Polyphony

    Sarah Brailey, soprano

    9:54
  • 5:07 AM

    Fratres (Brothers)

    Arvo Part

    Fratres

    I Fiamminghi

    Rudolf Werthen, conductor

    9:55
  • 5:01 AM

    O Come, O Come Emmanuel

    Traditional

    A Choral Christmas

    Voces8

    4:46
  • 4:39 AM

    Piano Quintet

    Valentin Silvestrov

    Ukrainian Piano Quintets

    Taras Yaropud, violin

    19:25
  • 4:26 AM

    Medley

    Christmas Music

    A Harp For Christmas

    Emily Mitchell, harp

    11:42
  • 4:11 AM

    Molitva (Prayer)

    Galina Grigorjeva

    Timeless Light

    Estonian National Male Choir

    Mikk Uleoja, conductor

    Allar Kaasik, cello

    13:32
  • 4:06 AM

    Mitt hjerte alltid vanker (My heart doth always wander)

    Traditional Scandinavian

    Winter Tales

    Classical Sundays

    Christian Badzura, conductor

    Mari Samuelsen, violin

    3:51
  • 4:01 AM

    Christmas Tree Suite: Abendglocken (Evening Bells)

    Franz Liszt

    Franz Liszt

    Jerome Lowenthal, piano

    4:31
  • 3:52 AM

    The Enchanted Lake

    Anatol Liadov

    Liadov: The Enchanted Lake, and other orchestral works.

    Mexico City Philharmonic Orchestra

    Enrique Batiz, conductor

    5:57
  • 3:48 AM

    Peace on Earth

    Errollyn Wallen

    Errollyn Wallen: Peace on Earth

    Choir of King's College, Cambridge

    3:35
  • 3:18 AM

    String Quartet

    Maurice Ravel

    Haydn, Ravel, Stravinsky

    Tesla Quartet

    28:25
  • 3:07 AM

    Four Christmas Motets

    Francis Poulenc

    Poulenc: Gloria

    Polyphony

    Stephen Layton, conductor

    10:01
  • 3:01 AM

    In Winter's House

    Joanna Marsh

    Renewal

    United Strings of Europe

    Julian Azkoul, conductor

    4:33
  • 2:53 AM

    Evening Rhapsody (Abends-Rhapsodie)

    Joachim Raff

    Revelations

    Philharmonia Orchestra

    Francesco d'Avalos, conductor

    5:11
  • 2:46 AM

    This Ember Night

    Graham Lack

    Equinox

    Voces8

    Barnaby Smith, conductor

    6:52
  • 2:40 AM

    Christmas Oratorio: Tecum Principium

    Camille Saint-Saens

    A Christmas Feast

    Helen Campo, flute

    4:26
  • 2:13 AM

    Symphony

    Camille Saint-Saens

    Saint-Saens: Symphonies 2

    Malmo Symphony Orchestra

    Marc Soustrot, conductor

    26:17
  • 2:06 AM

    Sarabande

    Claude Debussy

    Ravel: Bolero; Mussorgsky: Pictures at an Exhibition

    Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra

    Riccardo Chailly, conductor

    5:09
  • 2:01 AM

    Piano Sonata No. 16: Andante

    Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

    Perchance To Dream: A Lullaby Album For Children And Adults

    Carol Rosenberger, piano

    4:37
  • 1:55 AM

    Splendid Jewel

    Stephen Paulus

    Christmas A Cappella: Songs from Around the World

    Chicago a cappella

    3:27
  • 12:53 AM

    Partita No. 3: Sarabande

    Johann Sebastian Bach

    environs

    Pedrick-Hutson Guitar Duo

    4:32
  • 12:32 AM

    Orchestral Suite No. 3

    Johann Sebastian Bach

    Bach: Ouvertures

    Zefiro

    Alfredo Bernardini, conductor

    21:07
  • 12:28 AM

    Jul, Jul, stralande jul (Yule, Yule, sparkling Yule)

    Gustaf Nordqvist

    Christmas from Norway

    Norwegian National Opera Children's Choir

    Christian Eggen, conductor

    Lise Davidsen, soprano

    2:36
  • 12:25 AM

    Julvisa (Christmas Song)

    Jean Sibelius

    Christmas from Norway

    Norwegian Radio Orchestra

    Christian Eggen, conductor

    Lise Davidsen, soprano

    3:00
  • 12:21 AM

    Deilig er Jorden (Fairest Lord Jesus)

    Traditional

    Christmas from Norway

    Norwegian Radio Orchestra

    Christian Eggen, conductor

    Lise Davidsen, soprano

    3:52
  • 12:10 AM

    Quintettino "La musica notturna di Madrid"

    Luigi Boccherini

    In Motion

    United Strings of Europe

    Julian Azkoul, conductor

    11:03
  • 12:04 AM

    Parade of the Wooden Soldiers

    Leon Jessel

    Home for the Holidays

    Cincinnati Pops Orchestra

    John Morris Russell, conductor

    4:20
  • 12:00 AM

    Hungarian Dance No. 1

    Johannes Brahms

    The Big B's

    Janoska Ensemble

    3:19
  • 11:48 PM

    Concerto Grosso No. 2

    George Frideric Handel

    Handel: Concerti Grossi Op. 3

    Academy of Ancient Music

    Richard Egarr, conductor

    11:15
  • 11:42 PM

    Bagatelle Polka

    Emil Waldteufel

    WALDTEUFEL: THE BEST OF EMILE WALDTEUFEL, VOL. 10

    Slovak State Phiharmonic, Kosice

    Alfred Walter, conductor

    4:30
  • 11:21 PM

    Piano Trio No. 3 "A Christmas Divertimento"

    Rick Sowash

    Rick Sowash: Piano Trios

    Mirecourt Trio

    20:43
  • 11:17 PM

    O Little Town of Bethlehem

    Traditional

    Essential Carols

    Choir of King's College, Cambridge

    David Willcocks, conductor

    Andrew Davis, organ

    3:02
  • 11:04 PM

    Suffolk Suite

    Doreen Carwithen

    CARWITHEN: Piano Concerto / Bishop Rock / ODTAA / Suffolk Suite

    London Symphony Orchestra

    Richard Hickox, conductor

    11:34
  • 11:01 PM

    German Dance No. 3 "Sleigh Ride"

    Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

    Vienna Philharmonic New Year's Day Concert 1991

    Vienna Philharmonic

    Claudio Abbado, conductor

    2:39
  • 10:53 PM

    The Polar Express: Suite

    Alan Silvestri

    The Polar Express Original Motion Picture Soundtrack

    Original Soundtrack Recording

    Alan Silvestri, conductor

    6:02
  • 10:47 PM

    Sonata for Trumpet No. 2

    Henry Purcell

    Wynton Marsalis: In Gabriel's Garden

    English Chamber Orchestra

    Anthony Newman, conductor

    Wynton Marsalis, trumpet

    4:57
  • 10:35 PM

    Christmas Medley

    Traditional

    On Christmas Night

    Choir of St. John's College, Cambridge

    Andrew Nethsingha, conductor

    John Challenger, organ

    11:41
  • 10:31 PM

    Mary Had a Baby

    Traditional

    Comfort and Joy, Vol. 1

    Cantus

    Albert Jordan, tenor

    3:01
  • 10:15 PM

    Concerto for Mandolin, Hammered Dulcimer, and Harp

    Georg Philipp Telemann

    Telemann: Concerti per molti stromenti

    Academy for Ancient Music Berlin

    Anna Torge, mandolin

    15:22
  • 10:05 PM

    Symphony: 3rd movement

    Dora Pejacevic

    Pejacevic: Symphony in F sharp minor, Op. 41 - Phantasie concertante

    Rheinland-Pfalz State Philharmonic Orchestra

    Ari Rasilainen, conductor

    8:13
  • 10:02 PM

    Scherzo-Valse

    Cecile Chaminade

    Chaminade: Piano Music 2

    Peter Jacobs, piano

    2:49
  • 9:46 PM

    The Three-Cornered Hat: Suite

    Manuel de Falla

    Chicago Symphony Orchestra

    Fritz Reiner, conductor

    12:11
  • 9:31 PM

    Symphony breve

    Louis Theodore Gouvy

    Gouvy: Symphony 4; Fantasie symphonique

    German Radio Philharmonic

    Jacques Mercier, conductor

    14:00
  • 9:25 PM

    Carol of the Drum

    Katherine K. Davis

    Cor Christmas

    Cortango

    Cally Banham, English horn

    4:15
  • 9:11 PM

    Italian Concerto

    Johann Sebastian Bach

    Italian Concerto

    Harp Consort

    Andrew Lawrence-King, conductor

    13:13
  • 9:04 PM

    Amahl and the Night Visitors: Dance Suite

    Gian Carlo Menotti

    Barber: Souvenirs; Menotti: Sebastian, Amahl and the Night Visitors

    New Zealand Symphony Orchestra

    Andrew Schenck, conductor

    6:04
  • 9:00 PM

    Gabriel's Message

    Traditional Basque

    Christmas With The Dale Warland Singers

    Dale Warland Singers

    Dale Warland, conductor

    4:04
  • 6:48 PM

    At Midnight Hour; Joy Be With You; Carol of the Birds; Winter's Falling Light

    Medley

    Surrounded By Angels

    Ensemble Galilei

    9:55
  • 6:22 PM

    Symphony No. 82 "The Bear"

    Franz Joseph Haydn

    Haydn Symphonies: No. 82 in C Major "The Bear"; No. 38 in C Major; No. 104 in D Major "London"

    Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra

    Christoph Perick, conductor

    24:50
  • 6:16 PM

    Adeste Fideles

    Traditional

    Studio Orchestra

    Hauser, cello

    4:08
  • 6:12 PM

    O Holy Night

    Adolphe Adam

    Studio Orchestra

    Hauser, cello

    4:20
  • 6:06 PM

    Prelude No. 15 "Raindrop"

    Frederic Chopin

    A Remniscence

    Vladimir Horowitz, piano

    5:12
  • 6:01 PM

    Winter Serenade (Serenade d'Hiver)

    Camille Saint-Saens

    Asbury Brass Quintet with Adolph Herseth, soloist

    Asbury Brass Quintet

    4:33
  • 5:46 PM

    Miniatures for Small Orchestra

    Roque Cordero

    Black Composers Series 1974-1978

    London Symphony Orchestra

    Paul Freeman, conductor

    12:29
  • 5:36 PM

    String Symphony No. 6

    Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach

    Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach: Complete String Symphonies

    Gli Incogniti

    Amandine Beyer, conductor

    8:32
  • 5:23 PM

    Suite of Carols for String Orchestra

    Leroy Anderson

    ANDERSON, L.: Sleigh Ride and Other Holiday Favourites

    BBC Concert Orchestra

    Leonard Slatkin, conductor

    12:22
  • 5:10 PM

    Children's Games (Jeux d'enfants)

    Georges Bizet

    Rossini: La Boutique Fantasque

    Toronto Symphony Orchestra

    Andrew Davis, conductor

    11:30
  • 5:06 PM

    Children's Corner: The Snow is Dancing

    Claude Debussy

    DEBUSSY: Piano Works, Vol. 2

    Francois-Joel Thiollier, piano

    2:49
  • 5:01 PM

    String Quartet: Vivace

    Jean Sibelius

    Sibelius: Complete String Quartets

    Sibelius Academy Quartet

    4:44
  • 4:48 PM

    Flute Concerto No. 3 "Il gardellino" ("The Goldfinch")

    Antonio Vivaldi

    Vivaldi: 6 Flute Concertos Op 10

    I Musici

    Aurele Nicolet, flute

    10:01
  • 4:38 PM

    Christmas Medley

    John Rutter

    Christmas Night

    Cambridge Singers

    John Rutter, conductor

    9:20
  • 4:22 PM

    Symphony

    Luigi Boccherini

    Boccherini: The Six Symphonies, Op. 35

    Orchestra of the 18th Century

    Marc Destrube, conductor

    15:09
  • 4:18 PM

    Ave Maria

    Charles Gounod

    Christmas from Norway

    Norwegian Radio Orchestra

    Christian Eggen, conductor

    Lise Davidsen, soprano

    2:46
  • 4:06 PM

    Trumpet Concerto

    Georg Philipp Telemann

    Telemann: Trumpet Concertos

    Academy of St Martin in the Fields

    Iona Brown, conductor

    Hakan Hardenberger, trumpet

    10:33
  • 4:01 PM

    The Capricious One

    Edward Elgar

    Debut

    Sarah Chang, violin

    4:45
  • 3:50 PM

    Symphonic Metamorphosis: Scherzo

    Paul Hindemith

    Hindemith: Mathis Der Maler Etc.

    San Francisco Symphony

    Herbert Blomstedt, conductor

    7:21
  • 3:47 PM

    French and English Christmas Music

    Traditional

    Noels & Carols from the Olde World

    Apollo's Fire Baroque Orchestra

    Jeannette Sorrell, conductor

    11:15
  • 3:21 PM

    Piano Trio No. 2

    Felix Mendelssohn

    Mendelssohn Piano Trios

    Joshua Bell, violin

    28:17
  • 3:09 PM

    French and English Christmas Music

    Traditional

    Noels & Carols from the Olde World

    Apollo's Fire Baroque Orchestra

    Jeannette Sorrell, conductor

    11:15
  • 3:00 PM

    Symphony No. 5: 1st movement

    Franz Schubert

    Schubert: Symphonies 5 & 8

    San Francisco Symphony

    Herbert Blomstedt, conductor

    7:07
  • 2:54 PM

    In This Tyme of Chrystmas

    Abbie Betinis

    Concert Recording

    Rose Ensemble

    Jordan Sramek, conductor

    5:16
  • 2:40 PM

    A Christmas Greeting

    Alfred Burt

    We Wish You a Merry Christmas

    Boston Pops Orchestra

    John Williams, conductor

    12:50
  • 2:38 PM

    Caroling, Caroling

    Alfred Burt

    Joy of Christmas

    Choral Guild of Atlanta

    William Noll, conductor

    :58
  • 2:28 PM

    Rosen aus dem Suden (Roses from the South) Waltz

    Johann StraussJr.

    Strauss Waltzes

    Chicago Symphony Orchestra

    Fritz Reiner, conductor

    8:38
  • 2:19 PM

    Piano Concerto No. 2: 4th movement

    Johannes Brahms

    Chicago Symphony Orchestra

    Erich Leinsdorf, conductor

    Sviatoslav Richter, piano

    8:49
  • 2:07 PM

    German Chamber Philharmonic Bremen

    Albrecht Mayer, oboe

    6:14
  • 2:04 PM

    Lo, How a Rose E'er Blooming

    Johannes Brahms

    Christmas with Septura

    Septura

    2:14
  • 1:55 PM

    Concerto for Two Violins: 1st movement

    Johann Sebastian Bach

    Bach, Brahms, Tchaikovsky: Violin Concertos

    Royal Philharmonic Orchestra

    Eugene Goossens, conductor

    David Oistrakh, violin

    4:13
  • 1:48 PM

    String Trio: Rondo

    Franz Schubert

    Grumiaux Trio

    5:46
  • 1:43 PM

    Silent Night

    Franz Gruber

    Christmas from Norway

    Norwegian Radio Orchestra

    Christian Eggen, conductor

    Lise Davidsen, soprano

    4:04
  • 1:29 PM

    Leonore Overture No. 3

    Ludwig van Beethoven

    Beethoven: The Symphonies

    Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra

    Riccardo Chailly, conductor

    12:19
  • 1:19 PM

    Christmas Roses

    Emil Waldteufel

    Waldteufel Waltzes, Polkas and Galops

    Gulbenkian Orchestra

    Michel Swierczewski, conductor

    8:58
  • 1:15 PM

    Silver Bells

    Jay Livingston

    Have Yourself an OK Christmas

    The OK Factor

    2:37
  • 1:07 PM

    Sleeping Beauty: Pas de quatre

    Peter Tchaikovsky

    Tchaikovsky: Sleeping Beauty

    Saint Louis Symphony Orchestra

    Leonard Slatkin, conductor

    6:12
  • 1:04 PM

    Preludes, Book 1: La fille aux cheveux de lin (The Girl with the Flaxen Hair)

    Claude Debussy

    Debussy's Harp

    Yolanda Kondonassis, harp

    2:21
  • 12:57 PM

    Prince Igor: Dance of the Polovtsian Maidens

    Alexander Borodin

    Borodin: Requiem, Polovtsian Dances

    Philharmonia Orchestra

    Geoffrey Simon, conductor

    2:18
  • 12:47 PM

    Prague Waltzes

    Antonin Dvorak

    Dvorak: Czech Suite, Prague Waltzes, etc.

    Detroit Symphony Orchestra

    Antal Dorati, conductor

    8:55
  • 12:33 PM

    Symphony No. 9

    Georg Anton Benda

    Benda: Sinfonias Nos. 7-12

    Prague Chamber Orchestra

    Christian Benda, conductor

    12:31
  • 12:30 PM

    Joy to the World

    Traditional

    Peaceful Christmas II

    Roman Nagel, piano

    1:37
  • 12:28 PM

    The First Noel

    Traditional

    Peaceful Christmas II

    Roman Nagel, piano

    2:09
  • 12:19 PM

    Symphony: 2nd movement

    Charlotte Sohy

    Compositrices: New Light on French Romantic Women Composers

    French National Orchestra

    Debora Waldman, conductor

    7:42
  • 12:16 PM

    Narnia Suite: Themes for Narnia

    Marisa Robles

    Musical Fun and Games

    Marisa Robles Harp Ensemble

    Christopher Hyde-Smith, flute

    2:50
  • 12:08 PM

    The Irish Four Seasons: Winter

    Ailbhe McDonagh

    The Irish Seasons

    Anamus

    David Brophy, conductor

    Lynda O'Connor, violin

    5:54
  • 12:04 PM

    L'Arlesienne Suite No. 1: Menuet

    Georges Bizet

    Breakfast in Bed

    Toronto Symphony Orchestra

    Andrew Davis, conductor

    3:17
  • 11:42 AM

    Keyboard Concerto No. 6

    Johann Sebastian Bach

    Bach: Keyboard Concerti Vol. 2

    Australian Chamber Orchestra

    Richard Tognetti, conductor

    Angela Hewitt, piano

    16:25
  • 11:21 AM

    Symphony No. 95

    Franz Joseph Haydn

    Haydn: Symphonies Nos. 94 & 95; Mozart: Toy Symphony

    Hanover Band

    Roy Goodman, conductor

    19:03
  • 11:17 AM

    Lullay

    Karl Jenkins

    Karl Jenkins: Motets

    Polyphony

    Stephen Layton, conductor

    3:59
  • 11:10 AM

    Wondrous Love/The Snowman: Walking in the Air

    Anonymous/Howard Blake

    A Star in the East

    Carolyn Surrick, viola da gamba

    5:18
  • 11:06 AM

    Deborah: Polka

    Josef Foerster

    Small Czech Musical Gems

    Prague Symphony Orchestra

    Vaclav Smetacek, conductor

    3:07
  • 11:00 AM

    Suite of Three Pieces: Idylle

    Benjamin Godard

    La Flute Enchantee

    City of London Sinfonia

    Richard Hickox, conductor

    Susan Milan, flute

    4:54
  • 10:46 AM

    Pastoral Suite

    Lars-Erik Larsson

    Swedish Orchestral Favourites

    Helsingborg Symphony Orchestra

    Okko Kamu, conductor

    12:23
  • 10:41 AM

    Beautiful Star

    Traditional

    Shout for Joy

    Barbara Hendricks, soprano

    3:12
  • 10:24 AM

    Songs of the Oak

    Florence Price

    Price: Songs of the Oak - Concert Overtures Nos. 1-2

    Wurttemberg Philharmonic Reutlingen

    John Jeter, conductor

    16:21
  • 10:12 AM

    A Christmas Rondo

    Rick Sowash

    A Christmas Gift

    Kris Frankenfeld, violin

    10:29
  • 10:06 AM

    Serenade No. 10 "Gran Partita": Adagio

    Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

    Sabine Meyer: Clarinet Connection

    Sabine Meyer Wind Ensemble

    5:23
  • 10:01 AM

    Barcarolle

    Mel Bonis

    Memoires d'une femme

    Myriam Barbaux-Cohen, piano

    4:48
  • 9:53 AM

    Caritas

    Sarah Kirkland Snider

    enargeia

    Matangi Quartet

    Emily D'Angelo, mezzo-soprano

    5:31
  • 9:34 AM

    Ballad Without Words

    Kurt Atterberg

    Atterberg: Symphony No. 6, etc.

    Norrkoping Symphony Orchestra

    Jun'ichi Hirokami, conductor

    18:31
  • 9:27 AM

    Illuminare, Jerusalem

    Pierre de Manchicourt

    Morning Star

    Gesualdo Six

    Owain Park, conductor

    6:34
  • 9:07 AM

    Oboe Concerto

    Jennifer Higdon

    Jennifer Higdon: All Things Majestic

    Nashville Symphony Orchestra

    Giancarlo Guerrero, conductor

    James Button, oboe

    18:06
  • 9:01 AM

    In the Bleak Midwinter

    Gustav Holst

    The Christmas Album

    Phoenix Chorale

    Christopher Gabbitas, conductor

    5:30
  • 8:57 AM

    Bright Star

    Margaret Bonds

    Bright Star

    Lara Downes, piano

    1:27
  • 8:46 AM

    Negro Folk Symphony: Hope in the Night

    William Dawson

    African American Voices

    Royal Scottish National Orchestra

    Kellen Gray, conductor

    10:49
  • 8:13 AM

    English Suite No. 6

    Johann Sebastian Bach

    Bach, Beethoven, Webern

    Piotr Anderszewski, piano

    30:22
  • 8:01 AM

    Christmas Medley

    Traditional

    On Christmas Night

    Choir of St. John's College, Cambridge

    Andrew Nethsingha, conductor

    John Challenger, organ

    11:41
  • 7:27 AM

    Angels' Songs

    William Alwyn

    William Alwyn: Lyra Angelica, Autumn Legend

    London Philharmonic Orchestra

    William Alwyn, conductor

    Osian Ellis, harp

    31:15
  • 7:24 AM

    O Tannenbaum

    Traditional

    Christmas Piano with Alexis

    Alexis Ffrench, piano

    2:31
  • 7:21 AM

    The Christmas Tree

    Alexis Ffrench/Jobim Ffrench

    Christmas Piano with Alexis

    Alexis Ffrench, piano

    2:57
  • 7:06 AM

    Two Nordic Melodies

    Edvard Grieg

    Edvard Grieg: Works For String Orchestra

    Gothenburg Symphony Orchestra

    Neeme Jarvi, conductor

    13:02
  • 7:01 AM

    Winter Wonderland

    Felix Bernard

    What if Mozart Wrote "Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas"

    Hampton String Quartet

    4:22
  • 6:47 AM

    Aubade

    Cyril Scott

    SCOTT, C.: Violin Concerto / Festival Overture / Aubade / 3 Symphonic Dances

    BBC Philharmonic Orchestra

    Martyn Brabbins, conductor

    10:44
  • 6:33 AM

    Advent Antiphons

    Bob Chilcott

    Carol of the Bells

    The Sixteen

    Harry Christophers, conductor

    13:17
  • 6:01 AM

    Piano Quintet No. 2

    Louise Farrenc

    Schubert Ensemble

    30:58